In the deep waters of Fiordland, New Zealand, divers have made an extraordinary encounter: a black coral whose dimensions surpass everything previously known. This specimen, which reaches a height ...

PORTLAND, Maine — For many of us, GPS has been a game changer - a tap, a voice, a turn-by-turn path, will get you there. But there is something special about a physical map that the GPS in your car or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Record‑low water levels in Stockholm have exposed the wooden hull of a 400‑year‑old Swedish warship. Archaeologists say the vessel ...

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The U.K. Forestry Commission Research Agency has created a fly-through animation of a three-dimensionally constructed oak tree using terrestrial laser point clouds. The tree was scanned using a Leica ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A team of archaeologists was looking for the ruins of Derrygonnelly Castle in County Fermanagh, Ireland. "They had initially been ...

Five “pockets” of old growth trees were found on the 1,513 acres purchased by the Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, some dating back 400 years. Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina photo A ...

From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but... From 400-year-old globes to cosmic shrouds: A Maine ...

The team of archaeologists found important artifacts during the search. Archaeologists searched for Derrygonnelly Castle but uncovered much older Mesolithic-era artefacts instead. Finds included flint ...